From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65A1A138010 for ; Sun, 14 Oct 2012 08:32:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8E6A7E058A; Sun, 14 Oct 2012 08:31:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mta-1.ms.rz.rwth-aachen.de (mta-1.ms.rz.rwth-aachen.de [134.130.7.72]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C6D2E0540 for ; Sun, 14 Oct 2012 08:30:14 +0000 (UTC) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; DelSp=Yes; Format=Flowed Received: from mx-out-1.rwth-aachen.de ([134.130.5.186]) by mta-1.ms.rz.RWTH-Aachen.de (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-7.04 (built Sep 26 2008)) with ESMTP id <0MBV009S7JMDO420@mta-1.ms.rz.RWTH-Aachen.de> for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:30:13 +0200 (CEST) X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.80,583,1344204000"; d="scan'208";a="195417518" Received: from relay-2.ms.rz.rwth-aachen.de (HELO relay.rwth-aachen.de) ([134.130.7.75]) by mx-1.rz.rwth-aachen.de with ESMTP; Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:30:14 +0200 Received: from numa-i.igpm.rwth-aachen.de (numa-i.igpm.rwth-aachen.de [134.130.161.252]) by relay.rwth-aachen.de (8.14.4+Sun/8.13.8/1) with ESMTP id q9E8UDC4027192 for ; Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:30:13 +0200 (CEST) Received: from numa-i (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by numa-i.igpm.rwth-aachen.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60C2D1518 for ; Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:30:15 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:30:15 +0200 From: Helmut Jarausch Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Synaptics driver freezes my kernel To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <1349783822.7470.5@numa-i> <5079EED0.2030005@malth.us> In-reply-to: <5079EED0.2030005@malth.us> X-Mailer: Balsa 2.4.90-114-g64073cf Message-id: <1350203415.2461.0@numa-i> X-Archives-Salt: 827dca1c-f9c3-4f9c-8c52-390842acffef X-Archives-Hash: 0d0add78f597cf0405485968330d2760 On 10/14/2012 12:44:32 AM, Gregory M. Turner wrote: > On 10/9/2012 4:57 AM, Helmut Jarausch wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I'm using kernel 3.6.1-gentoo (which claims to have fixed a synaptics >> modules bug) with >> xorg-server-1.11.4-r1 (I can't use a more recent one because my ATI >> graphics card is "too old" >> for ati-drivers > 12.4) and xf86-input-synaptics-1.6.2. >> >> After a few minutes, it segfaults the kernel ==> hard reset. >> Without synaptics the system is rock stable (for many hours at >> least). >> >> Has anybody made a similar experience or know about a bug fix? >> >> Many thanks for hint, >> Helmut. > > It's been working for me for ages ... in fact for years, I maintained > a bug with an ebuild for it before it even went into the kernel. > > Never seen it cause a crash, ever. Are you sure synaptics caused > your reset? Unless you have changed the defaults, last I checked, a > linux kernel panic would not cause a hard reset, but a freeze (or > what looks like one from an X11 gui). > Yes, it's definitely the synaptics driver. Perhaps it's connected with the 3.6.x kernel series. I have updated the drivers to the GIT version (1.6 branch) and the probablem seems to be fixed now. I'm still using xorg-server-1.11.4-r1 since I have to stick to the ati-drivers-12.4 because my graphics card is "too old". Helmut.